Bruno Leonardo Vicente (born 18 February 1989) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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He also holds

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citizenship.

Club career

Born in

Cruzeiro do Sul, Paraná Cruzeiro do Sul (, ''Crux, Southern Cross'') is a municipality in the States of Brazil, Brazilian state of Paraná (state), Paraná. It has an area of . It has a Humid subtropical climate. As of 2020 the estimated population was 4,449. Geography ...

, Vicente started his career at Santa Catarina side

Figueirense Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...

. He signed a 3-year contract in 2006. In June 2008, he was signed by

Campo Grande Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour ...

until December 2009 (''de facto'' associated with agent company

Pedrinho VRP Pedro Luís Vicençote (born 22 October 1957), best known as Pedrinho, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a defender. He played for Palmeiras (1977–1981), Vasco da Gama (1981–1983 and 1986), Bangu (1987–1988) and in Italian ...

), but in August 2008 loaned to

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strugglers

Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...

, along with Vanderson and Ricardo. Primary a Primavera team player, Vicente made his Serie B debut on 25 April 2009, replacing

Federico Piovaccari Federico Piovaccari (; born 1 September 1984) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Giugliano. Club career Early career Born in Gallarate, Piovaccari graduated from Pro Patria's youth setup, and made his debut ...

in the 68th minute. Treviso relegated after the season and he was signed by

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side

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. He became one of the regular starter of the team, started 20 league matches and won the Group B champion. On 13 July 2010, he signed a 1+3-year contract with

side

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. In July 2013 Vicente was signed by

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

for an undisclosed fee, with

Francesco Modesto Francesco Modesto (born 16 February 1982) is an Italian football coach and a former player, currently in charge as manager of club Vicenza. As a player, he was a wing-back or winger on the left flank. Playing career Cosenza Modesto started ...

moved to opposite direction for a fee of €250,000. Vicente was immediately left for Slovenian club

ND Gorica Nogometno društvo Gorica, commonly referred to as ND Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Slovenian football club based in the town of Nova Gorica. They are one of the most successful Slovenian clubs with four Slovenian PrvaLiga and three Slovenian Cu ...

, along with other Parma-contracted players Abel Gigli and

Ronaldo Vanin Ronaldo Vanin (born 31 January 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Alpignano Calcio. Career Vanin started his playing career in Italy with Torino, as part of the team's youth system. He made his profession ...

. After the bankruptcy of Parma, in summer 2015 Vicente was signed by

Akragas Agrigento (; scn, Girgenti or ; grc, Ἀκράγας, translit=Akrágas; la, Agrigentum or ; ar, كركنت, Kirkant, or ''Jirjant'') is a city on the southern coast of Sicily, Italy and capital of the province of Agrigento. It was one of ...

. On 26 September 2016 Vicente was signed by

Melfi Melfi (Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,7 ...

on another free transfer. On 7 January 2020, he signed a 1.5-year contract with

Catania Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...

. On 18 January 2021, he moved to Renate. He finished his contract with Renate at the end of season. On 16 September 2021 he joined Serie D club

Casertana Casertana Football Club is an Italian association football club based in Caserta, Campania. The club currently plays in Serie D. History The club was founded in 1908 as Robur Caserta and became known as Unione Sportiva Casertana from 1928 unt ...

Honours

;Portogruaro *

(Group B): 2009–10

References

External links

Profile at Football.it
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PrvaLiga profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicente, Bruno Leonardo 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Figueirense FC players Campo Grande Atlético Clube players Serie B players Serie C players A.C.D. Treviso players A.S.D. Portogruaro players Calcio Padova players Como 1907 players Parma Calcio 1913 players S.S. Akragas Città dei Templi players A.S. Melfi players S.S. Juve Stabia players Catania S.S.D. players A.C. Renate players Casertana F.C. players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Botev Vratsa players Slovenian PrvaLiga players ND Gorica players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia